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How often should you wash your bed sheets? Doctors share 6 signs your bed sheets need washing- A parasite that attacks other parasites? What scientists found in Borneo’s rainforest sounds like something out of science fiction
- Kyle Busch's cause of death explained: What is sepsis and how can pneumonia turn deadly? Symptoms you should never ignore
- The clothing item you should never use twice is not a T-shirt or jeans, but the one thing you probably wear every morning without a second thoughtMost people reuse T-shirts and jeans without hesitation, but rewearing socks is a completely different story. Experts warn that socks quick...08 May, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
- Why Your Lawn Looks Torn Overnight, And It Might Not Be a DiseaseOvernight lawn damage, characterized by holes and loose sod, is typically caused by animals like skunks digging for grubs, not disease. Thi...06 May, 2026, 06.22 PM IST
- Australian woman found guilty of triple murder with toxic mushroomsIn a trial that captivated global attention, Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering her husband's parents and aunt by poisoning their...07 Jul, 2025, 10.32 AM IST
- Zombie Apocalypse? The fungus that eats you alive is coming, and climate change just gave it a passportGlobal warming is exacerbating the threat of deadly fungal infections, particularly those caused by Aspergillus species. A recent study rev...25 May, 2025, 11.02 AM IST
- Aspergillus: All about the fungus that could spark a pandemic like in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’A new study forecasts that climate change will enable Aspergillus, a fungus causing the deadly disease aspergillosis, to expand its reach a...24 May, 2025, 06.23 PM IST
- Is there a new global health threat? Fungal superbugs spread panic with climate change expanding its reachA new global health threat is emerging as drug-resistant fungal infections such as Aspergillus fumigatus and Coccidioides are spreading, dr...07 May, 2025, 10.04 PM IST
- 'Silent pandemic' danger: Fungal infections could be the next health crisis, scientists warnFungal infections are becoming increasingly resistant to medications, posing a significant global health threat. Researchers warn that thes...27 Sep, 2024, 10.20 PM IST
- Kolkata man catches potentially deadly plant disease; first such case in worldThe 61-year-old unnamed person is a plant mycologist. He went to a hospital with complaints of "recurring couch, hoarseness of voice, diffi...01 Apr, 2023, 11.07 AM IST
- 'The Last of Us' is fictional, but real fungi can infect people as they adapt to live at ever-higher temperaturesFar-fetched fungal fear-mongering? It's definitely fictional, but maybe not as preposterous as it might seem.24 Feb, 2023, 06.24 PM IST
- Was 'Curse of the Pharaohs' true? New study unveils explanation for deaths of King Tutankhamen tomb explorersThere is a link between King Tutankhamen's tomb and the death of tomb explorers. After 100 years of its discovery, studies reveal the secre...04 Nov, 2022, 07.56 PM IST
- Twitter users are creeped out after a new video about 'zombie bug' makes the roundsThe video has already garnered over 10 million views. "A zombie bug. While it's not alive, it's not even dead. A large number of mind-contr...26 Aug, 2022, 04.45 PM IST
- #NoMowMay is all about embracing beauty of the wild & unruly, ecologist shares tips on keeping the lawn greenThe purpose of mowing in a natural grassland should be to mimic grazing by animals.01 Jun, 2022, 06.34 PM IST
- Consumer or collector: Who is behind the real crimes of trade in luxury fungi?Cutthroat business in underground fungi globally seems to have spread to Goa where the roen olmi is now endangered by unrestrained harvesti...31 Jul, 2021, 08.39 AM IST
- Climate change threatens London's Karl Marx cemeteryGlobal warming is threatening London's historic Highgate Cemetery, an overgrown oasis housing graves of notable figures from Karl Marx to p...10 Dec, 2020, 10.04 AM IST
- ‘Radiation-eating’ fungi could protect astronauts in spaceScientists believe the Cryptococcus neoformans fungus could allow humans to insulate against deadly rays.18 Feb, 2020, 01.45 PM IST
- Astronauts in Mars habitats may face fungal infection risk: NASA reportHuman presence in closed habitats is associated with changes in the composition of the fungal community - the mycobiome - that grows on sur...11 Jul, 2017, 12.37 PM IST
- Panel seeks warning labels on medicinesAll antibiotics, TB drugs may soon come with a label warning users about the dangers of taking them without medical advice.23 Feb, 2013, 03.23 AM IST
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